Mattering as a Core Need in Children and Adolescents

Introduction
PART I. MATTERING: A COMPLEX CONSTRUCT
Chapter 1. Mattering as a Core Feeling and a Core Need in Children's Lives
Chapter 2. Description and Conceptualization of Mattering
Chapter 3. The Role of Mattering in Positive Youth Development

PART II. MEASURING AND INTERPRETING CHILDREN WHO FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T MATTER
Chapter 4. The Prevalence of Feelings of Not Mattering Among Youth: Documenting An Epidemic In Children and Adolescents
Chapter 5. Understanding Children Who Feel Unheard, Unseen, and Unimportant
Chapter 6. The Assessment of Mattering: Issues and Measures

PART III. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATTERING AS A RESOURCE IN THE LIVES OF YOUTH
Chapter 7. Developmental Aspects of Mattering
Chapter 8. Mattering in Youth Happiness, Well-Being, Well-Doing, and Flourishing
Chapter 9. Mattering, Resilience, and Adaptability
Chapter 10. Social Media Use and the Need to Matter

PART IV. CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 11. Mattering and Anti-Mattering in Youth Addiction and Substance Use
Chapter 12. The Need to Matter in Youth Delinquency, Aggression, and Violence
Chapter 13. Mattering and Depression in Youth
Chapter 14. Suicide in Youth and the Pain of Feeling Unimportant

PART V. PUTTING MATTERING INTO ACTION IN KEY CONTEXTS
Chapter 15. Growing Up With the Feeling of Mattering: Summary and Suggestions

References
Index
About the Author

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• Grupos etários: adolescentes
• Psicologia da criança e do desenvolvimento
• Faixas etárias: crianças

Mattering; psychological constructs; individual differences; positive change; individual; communities; well-being; children; adolescents; clinical implications; counseling implications; research findings; belonging; community; relationships; friends; friendship; family; interpersonal relationships; suicide; development; developmental psychology; adolescent development; childhood development; adulthood development; positive youth development; young adults; assessment; measurement; social influences; learning; motivation; performance; coping; resilience; adaptability; vulnerability; anxiety; depression; bullying; aggression; youth violence; violence; victimization; mattering to others; antisocial tendencies; maladjustment; meaning in life; perfectionism; i don't matter